CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment
to the permanent Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly, in relation to
the committee on conference

RESOLVED, (If the concur), That Joint Rule II of the Permanent
Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly is amended to read as follows:

JOINT RULE II

Section 1. Committee on Conference. The Temporary President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly may jointly convene a Joint
Committee on Conference to consider and report upon substantially simi-
lar but not identical legislation that has passed each House of the
Legislature. Such committee shall be constituted by the filing of a
joint certificate by the Temporary President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the Assembly with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk
of the Assembly, and shall consist of the same number of members from
each House. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate OR NECESSARY TO
ENSURE MINORITY PARTY REPRESENTATION AT LEAST EQUIVALENT TO THAT PARTY'S
PERCENTAGE REPRESENTATION IN ITS HOUSE, there shall be five members on
such committee from each House to be appointed by the Temporary Presi-
dent of the Senate who shall appoint the members from the Senate and the
Speaker of the Assembly who shall appoint the members from the Assembly;
provided, however, THE COMMITTEE WILL CONSIST OF MEMBERS FROM EACH PARTY
PROPORTIONATE TO THE PARTIES' REPRESENTATION IN EACH HOUSE, that of each
House's delegation at least one member shall represent the minority in
each House. The Temporary President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
Assembly shall each appoint a co-chairperson of the committee and such
co-chairpersons shall convene and recess meetings of the committee.
Meetings jointly convened by the co-chairpersons shall be subject to the
provisions of Article 7 of the Public Officers Law. The committee shall
file a written report setting forth the joint recommendations of a
majority of each House's delegation with the Secretary of the Senate and
the Clerk of the Assembly or such other committees or officers as may be
set forth in the certificate and such report may include specific bill
language that would implement the joint committee's recommendations. No
report shall be filed except upon the affirmative vote of a majority of
the members of each House's delegation on the committee.